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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1893)
r THE OMAHA DAILY HER ; WEDNESDAY , JULY 5 , 1893. . . . REMEMBERING GETTYSBURG Now Yoik About to Place en the Battlefield a Beautiful Statue of Victory. WAR'S ' SHRIEK UPON THE SKIRMISH LINE A Narrow Kjcopo TmpnUa tli nttlttefleld Motor Intlitloni TVIiltkj- ncr t Jar- din * U/ltiR Other Army Notes. Caspar Buborl , scullor , who designed the monument to bo erected by tlio s nto of Now York to her fallen sons on the battlefield of Gettysburg , said that the casting wag ready to bo seen by the acceptance - coptanco committco. The figure Is 13 feet 0 inches high and the \ \ hole monument ment from base to top will bo 00 feet in height. At Its foot are four altl rcliovl , bent drum-shape , representing respec tively General Sickles wounded , the death of General Reynolds , General Han cock wounded and General Slocum sur rounded by his stalT. "Victory , " as the statue is styled , Is represented by a female figure of pen sive mien , holding floral wipaths with which to dccornto the graves of the dead. She leans on a stall surmounted by the liberty cap which is present In the , arms of the state of Now York. She wears an empire bolt on which is a soli tary star , emblematic of her being ono of the stars of the union , and on her girdle Is the motto "Excelsior. " Below the column are trophies -consisting of flags , cannon , shields , the coat-of-arms of the state and the corps badges of the Now York regiments which wore en gaged In the memorable battle. The llcnry-13onnard Bronze company began work on the statue February 27 , antl It was to have been ready for ac ceptance Juno 21 by the committco , con sisting of General Daniel E. Sickles , chairman ; Major Generals Slocum , Joseph - soph B. Carr and Charles A. Richard son and Josiah Porter , adjutant general of the state of Now York. The statue was shipped Juno 22 , reach ing Gettysburg next day , In plenty of tlmo for Us unveiling , which took place July 1. Its weight Is5,000 pounds , whllo the total cost of the monument is 605,000. A Vlvlil rorlr.ilt ut Close Contact Musketry. Wo got the word and deploy in front of the regiment a line of men from ton to fifteen feet apart arid advance across the old field , says a writer in the De troit Free Press. Wo know where the enemy Is In the groanwoods on the far side. Thcro Is fear that ho Is massing a brigade there , and that the first seen of him will bo a line of battle swooping across the field. Wo know where his skirmishers are behind the fringe of bushes on the other sldo of the creek , half a mile In our front. Over the fence , across the level , down the slope , and ping ! zipp ! ping ! come the bullets from the hidden skirmishers. Ah ! a man down two or three of thorn ! If dead wo can do thorn no good ; If only wounded they must crawl away to the rear or lie quivering and groaning in some of the hollows until wo are re lieved. Our side of the crock also has its fringe of bushes , and nt intervals there are rocks and logs and stumps. Llko cats wo creep forward , like cats wo crouch behind cover and peer over the logs or to the right or lott of the rocks. "Pop ! Pop ! Zip ! Zip ! Thud ! Thud ! " A hundred men on each sldo are blaz ing away , and the heavy bullets , fired almost at random , strike the logs and stumps with a muflled thud or smash against the rocks to bo flattened like wafers and drop Into the grass. That bullet was fired by an old veteran. ! al most felt the burn of it as Si whizzed by my cheek. That one was fired by a re cruit who Is probably on the skirmish line for the first tlmo. It went at Jcast twenty feet above my head , droning like a huge bumble bee , and it will ifall among the troops far to our rear. Who uttered that scream ? The man on my right is safe the ono on my loft has turned on his back. His cap has fallen oil , and there is blood on his head and face. Ho is not dead , not even fatally wounded. A bullet plowed his scalp as ho looked out from behind his cover to find a human target for his bullot. Ho cried out with the burning pain , but ho mutters and curses and seems ashamed of his weakness as ho fools for his hand kerchief and binds up his bleeding head. The man opposite mo is not over sixty foot away , but so screened that I cannot BCC him. I can judge of his position , however , by the line of his fire. All the bullets which como whizzing by the rock to the right , and all these which smash against it with a sound to make your teeth grit , are from his musket. These which cut in from the loft or pass over uro random shots. By accident I have the captain's field glasses. I draw them from the case , rub up the lenses and cautiously level thorn from the loft-hnnd side of the rock. For a few seconds I can see nothing but a blur of foliage. Then the details begin to como out. Ihoro is a stump among the tangle on the other bank , and as I hold the glasses on 'it I catch sight of an elbow and a Bhouldor and a hat. A musket'barrel Is thrust .forth and a shoot of llamo darts over the creeping blackberry bushes , and "smash ! " comes a bullet against the rock. There Is no mercy in war. From the skirmish line to the rush of a divi sion it means cripple or kill. I lay down on the grass and pick up my musket. I reach up and pull at the limbs of a bush to form a screen , and then carefully arrange for a dead shot. Now that I have located my man I can follow his movements with the naked oyo. I have not fired a shot for five min utes , and ho is emboldened. Ho argues that I have been killed or wounded or driven away. Ho fires at the man on my right and then at the ono on my loft , and I know that the third ono will como my way. I am ready , with my finger on the trigger and eye glancing along the Eights , when the elbow appears In view , It is a small mark to fire at. Now the Bhouldor Is pushed out now I see the hat now the head and half the body is uncovered. In his anxiety to get sight of mo or learn my fate ho is taking chances. Kill him ? Why not ? Ho is seeking my life. Ho Is my enemy ! I unlisted with the object of killing. There is no trembling no quickening of the pulses no lluttor of the heart. I cannot look into his eyes , but I imagine thorn fastened on mlnoas I pull the trig ger and peer under the smoke. There is n shout a hand is thrown up and my enemy falls backward to fire no moro. Dead , or only wounded ? What mat ters it ? A Kohl Fllclit. I The brilliant exploit of Captain Strong , of the Hello City Rifles , Second Wisconsin roglmont , in escaping as ho did from the confederates , into whoso clutches ho unfortunately fell , was the theme of congratulation on the part of every ono who know the gallant captain's worth. When ho enlisted as a union soldier ho was a student in Racine college , about 21 years of ago , well built , and very agile and active. Ho was regarded in college as the best runner , jumper , etc. , and withal an excellent shot , as well us a popular comrade of the students. Of his re markable escape ho says 'In the Grand Army Gazette : "As I wus passing through a thicket I was surrounded by six rebel noldlorn four Infantry and two cavalry. The footmen were poorly dressed and badly armed , having old rusty nltordd muskets , while the cavalry were well mounted and well armed. "Seeing I wa * caught I thought It best to surrender at onco. So I said , 'Gen tlemen , you have mo.1 I was asked EOV- oral questions as to who I was. where I was going , what regiment I belonged to , etc. , all of which I refused to answer. Ono of the footmen said , 'Lot's hang the d Yankee scoundrel , ' and pointed to n. convenient limb. Another said , 'No ' , lot's take him to camp and hang him thoro.1 One of the cavalry , who scorned to bo the leader , said , 'Wo will take him to camp.1 They then marched mo through an open place two footmen in front , two In tlio roar , and a cavalry man on each fildo of mo. I was nrmcd with two revolvers nnd my sword. After going some twenty rods , the sergeant , who was on my right , noticing my pis tols , commanded mo to halt and give them up , together with my sword. I said , 'Certainly , gentlemen , ' and imme diately halted. As I stopped , they all Hied past mo , and of course wore in front. "Wo were at this time ill an open part of the woods , but about sixty yards to the roar was a thicket of undergrowth. Thus everything was In my favor. I was quick of foot and a passable shot. Yet the design of escape was not formed until I brought my pistol pouches to the front part of my body , and my hands touched the slocks. The grasping of the pistols suggested my cocking them as I drew them out , This I did , and the nomont I got command of them I shot down the two footmen nearest mo \bout six feet ort ono with each hand. ' . immediately turned and ran toward ho thicket iti the rear. Tlio confusion if my captors was apparently so great hat I haa nearly readied cover before hots wore fired at me. Ono ball passed hrough my loft check , passing out of uy mouth. Another ono a musket ball went through my canteen. "Immediately upon the volley the wo cavalrymen separated , ono to my ight and the ether to my left , to cut olT my retreat the remaining two footmen charging diroatly toward mo. I turned vhon the horsemen got up and fired three or four shots , but the balls How vild. I still ran on , got over a small cnoll , and had nearly gained ono of our rickets , when I was headed off by both of the mounted men. "Tho sergeant called to mo to halt and iurrendor. I gave no reply , but fired at ilm and rau in the opposite direction , lo pursued and overtook mo , and ust as his horse's head was ibreast of mo I turned , took food aim and pulled the trigger , > ut the cap snapped. At this line his carbine was unslung , and ho vas holding it with both hands on the oft side of his horso. IIo fired at my > rcast without raising the piece to his shoulder , and the shot passed from the right side of my coat through it and my ihirt to the loft , just grazing the skin. The piece was so near that it burnt the cloth about the size of my hand. I was , lowover , uninjured this time save the ihot through my check. I then fired at lira again and brought him to the ground , hanging by his foot in the loft itirrup , and his horse gallopinfi toward ils camp. I saw no moro of the horse- nan on my loft , nor of the two footmen ; nit running on soon came to our own rickets , uninjured save the shot through ny chock , but otherwise much ox- mustod from my exertion. " Army Tricks and Joke * . Whisky is the soldier's weakness. Should a post bo a thousand miles from civilization , stringent orders bo in force [ orbidding liquor on the reservation , and every possible means taken to pre vent its introduction and use , still the average soldier will , in ono way or ether , have his" toddy in spite of every obstacle. Whisky has been discovered being smuggled inside loaves of bread when food was brought to the prisoners. A sentry might fill the barrel of his musket with liquor and walk his post smelling awfully like rum , but never be found out. Prisoners returning from work under charge of the guard , carry- ingjitablo brooms over their shoulders , liavo had a flask or two concealed in the bulk part of the broom , and yet escaped discovery. ' Of course everybody has heard of the sergeant who sent a green recruit out ono dark , stormy night with a lantern to see what time it was by the sun dial , but has the story over been told of "Unclo ' Levi , " who kept a sort of brok erage 'olfico for the loaning of ready cash to his comrades at a high rate of interest ? This worthy was a good soldier , well liked by all the com pany , but still was businesslike in his methods and had a large custom. His dealings , however , were carried on en tirely unknown to the company or stall officers of the garrison. While in camp at ono time the inspecting officer hap pened to como along , but when he ar rived at "Unclo Lovi'a" tout , lol there was a tripod cut from the branches of a neighboring tree adorning the front of the tent , and on the points were three ripe oranges in perfect imitation of the three balls of a loan office. "What's this ? " sharply exclaimed the officer. "Unclo Lovl" poked his head out ol the flap of his tent but the men stoorj like statues , never uttering a word , ant the poor victim of the practical joke was as much surprised as the inspector. Of course , no ono know anything aboui the matter. The officer stood biting his lips for a moment , and then passed 01 : without further comment. Tlio inol dent , however , almost broke the poor fellow's heart , as it did his business , and never thereafter would hp lend S cent for interest to anybody in or out of the garrison. A Veteran Dying. General Edward Jardino , ono of the best known and most gallant soldiers it the Into civil war , whoso body is covoroi with the gears of wounds received li battle , lies dying at the Tlotol Pomeroy Now York , from the effects of injurie ho received whllo fighting in defense o the Hag of the union. General Jardini has been forced to undergo nine serlou surgical operations on his loft log amen on each occasion pieces of bnno were removed moved , until the log is now six inchc shorter than the othor. The lust opera tion was made in October of last year hut a different operation has since booi performed for a tumor on the top of th head , caused by being Htruck several times with stones and the butt of a gun in the draft riots on the same day that ho wus shot in the leg. General Jurdlno has attended to his official duties as weigher in the custom house for the last twenty-four years with the aid of crutches , but twelve weeks ago ho was obliged to give up. He is wasted uway almost to a skeleton and it Is not bo'- llovod he can survive moro than a few days. The Ilounlon ut Huperlor , ' Everything indicates that the reunion in Superior the last day of July and the first four of August will bo by far the largest attended and moat successful re union yet held in the state. As for famous speakers , there will bo no lack of these , Commander Adams having al ready received affirmative replies from the following , to whom invitations had been sent , viz. : General A. Q. Wolsart , national eommandor-ln-chlof , Grand Army of the Republic ; , General A , U. Church , , department commander , .Grand Army of the Republic ; Hon. * John Ingalls , Atchlson , Kan , : Hon. W. P. Hepburn of lowoj General John M. Thayer , General II. C. Russoll. ex-Govornor G. T. Anthony , Lieutenant Governor Thomns Majors , Hon. W. E. Andrews. United States Senator W. V. Allen , Hon. Church Howe , Cantaln J. II. Stlckel , General Lowls Hanback , General Colby. General II. Hastings , Sergeant A. Colo. Wednesday is to beset sot aside us Woman's Rollof corps day , with a complete program. A part of the First rcglmont , Nebraska National Guards , and perhaps the full roglmont will bo hero , as wolf as the entire battery - tory A , L. A. , of Wymoro. Grand Army Kiicumpmont nt ImllfinnpolU. A canvass of the boarding antl lodging houses at Indianapolis by the Grand Army committco shows that 20,327 per sons can bo accommodated In the lodg ing houses and 25,307 can bo furnished meals there during encampment week. The private boarding houses can furnish meals to 19,075 poojilo at 26 cents per meal , whllo 4,890 will bo cared for nt 30 to 50 cents per meal and 472 nt CO cents and upward. The hotels will care for 15,000. The committco will erect bar racks to provide for 20,000 , and the halls , school houses and ether places of similar character will bo used. The political club houses will bo utilized for barracks , and the committco already sees its way clear to shelter 100,000 visitors. Contraband I'ork. There Is nothing that brings back to nn old soldier's mind reminiscences of soldier life moro vividly than a terrific thunder storm at night. Ho instinctively pulls ht knees up under his chin and tucks his blanket moro clo&oly around him , and his mind wanders back to some of the wild nights years ago when ho were on the outside the prescribed gov ernment harness of the poldlor and on the inside patriotism and loyalty , the di mensions of which can only bo measured " by the voluntary service" ho rendered and the sacrifice ho made. Ho remem bers how on such nights ho stood on picket guard , the safety of the sleeping army loft In his caro. Captain SohaolTor of the Twenty-eighth Iowa infantry delights in recalling many incidents that occurred to break the monotony of army life. It was just about tlmo for the pickets to bo relieved in the early morning that his messmate , who was on duty , discovered a bevy of fine porkers and immediately they began to think of some scheme to secure ono of the animals , without interference with orders they had not to do any in discriminate firing. Finally the captain suggested that ho would shoot one of them ; that it was not necessary to make a big noise , but he could do it quietly. Ho therefore proceeded to fill the cavity In the rear end of a minnie ball with powder and put it into his gun carefully , then capping it. "Now , " says the cap tain , "show mo a hog at twenty yards distance and you can do the rest. " They strolled out of camp , carrying the gun in such a manner as to conceal it from view. They sighted- the hogs and the captain suddenly dropped on ono knee and a second later a little puff of smoke ascended. Instantly ho .Iroppod his gun and commenced vicw- 'ng the landscape. His companion drew i huge knife and made a quick move- jncnt in the direction the captain had shot. They returned to camp in n short time , each with an armful of boughs taken from the bushes , but no pork in sight. "Hello , boys , what you got ? " was the greeting , but the reply , "only a few boughs to make a bed , " allayed all suspicion. A little later the air became redolent with the frrgranccs of fresh fried pork and it was laughable to see all the noses in camp sot at an anglo of 45 degrees , with an occasional exclama tion : "By George , don't that smell good ? " Thus the soldios after being mustered into service soon learned that he was a creature of circumstances and was gen erally governed by thorn , and when an opportunity presented itself , that ho could , by strategy or otherwise , got con trol of circumstances ho would rarely lot it slip. There are tnrco t tangs worth saving Tlmo , Trouble and money and Da Witt's Little Eurlv Uisors will save them for you. Thcso llttlo pills will save you time , ns they act promptly. They will save you trouble as thoycamo no pain. They will save you money as they economize doctor's bills. STRANGLED WITH A LARIAT. Unique and Dcmlly Sued Itotwecn Two Novitila Cowboys. Ono of the most unfortunate affairs that has over come to the notice of the people of Carlin , Nov. , was the unique tragedy that shocked the community on the evening of the 8th , when Westly Hlckorson , a cowboy , was lassoed and dragged to death by George Rico , a friend and companion. Further details show that the killing , - though ap parently unintentional , was accom plished in the most approved fashion of theolndinn of the yellow-covered novel. The scone of the tragedy was on Dunphy's cattle ranch , about two miles from that place. The ranch is nn extensive sivo ono and gives constant employment to a small army of cowboys , whoso duty it is to look after the immense herds o' cattle on the ranch , ' Thursday afternoon a tralnload of cattle tlo was received at Carlin from Arizona and a dozen or moro of the vnqucros were sent to town to unload them and drive the cattle to the ranch. The cattle were unloaded and driven into the large railroad stock corral and the boys rode up town to indulge in u few drinks be fore beginning the homeward , dusty drive to the range. The cattle being disposed of the boys rode Into camp. During the evening Rico and Hlckor son began playing pranks on ono nn othor. Hickorson wont to Rico's bunk , took his pistol and throw it into a strcnn running close by. Thereupon Rico swung his lasso and caught Hickorson , declaring hotouhl drag him into the crook and hold him there until ho found the pistol. Ho was prevailed upon by his companions , however , to release Hlokorson. Ho thoa said ho would quit work and leave the ranch. Ho and Hlokerson sat down together to figure up how much money they had borrowed from or loaned to each ether at different times and to suttlo up. This mutter was adjusted amicably and they agreed to call it all square , and Rico mounted his horse to rldo into town for the purpose of seeing Mr. Farro , the foreman , and to notify him of his Intention to leave his service and receive what was duo him. Ho hud covered perhaps half the dis tance to town , when , for some reason , ho wheeled his horse and started buck toward the camp. It is presumed ho had thought the matter over and con cluded not to quit work. Hlckorson saw him coming , when , without a word to his companions , ho mounted his horse and started out to moot Rico. They ad vanced until within about fifty yards of each other , when Hickorson pulled his revolver and began firing at Rico. Rico loaned over on thu opposite sldo of his horse , Indian fashion , and begun circling around Illckorson. at the name time undoing hit ) lasso , and kept gradu ally drawing nearer to Illckorson. Hickerson had fired three times at his opponent , but owing to Rico's maneuvers vers hud failed to hit either horeo or ridor. In iho meantime Rico had drawn oloso enough to hU assailant. Ho straightened up in his uuddlo , whirled his larlnt around his hnnd , and in n second thojarlnt had cottlcd nround his victim's body and Ulco was wildly dashIng - Ing toward the ( jamp , dragging the now helpless mnn ovor'ttio rocks and through the sagebrush. > ' The men In the camp were horror- stricken nt the sight , and before they could rush to the assistance of the poor follow Rico had rdrtchod the camp. It was but the worli of n moment to undo the lasso , and It took but a glance at the bruised and battorojl face of the unfor tunate young man to toll that Hfo was extinct. , Rico , howovor. v cmild not believe that his victim was dondl and wanted to ride Into the town for n doctor , but ono of the cowboys said the best thing to do was to send for the foreman and the sheriff. THE COST OF SILVER. An Old Miner ( lee * Into DoUIlt ni to Whnt It Ilenlly In. A question was asked the ether even ing by ono of a party of business mon nt to the cost of producing silver , says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Ono gentle man said he had seen It estimated ns low as 2oc an ounce. Another calculated at the expense of breaking the ere nnd treating and refining it. Still another said It was how costing the Granite Mountain upwards of 80c nn ounce to put it on the market , without making nny allowance for Interest on the investment. A mining mnn of several years1' experi ence listened to these replies In nn amused manner. The crowd saw that ho was being entertained , and asked for his views. Ho smiled ns ho replied that they were nil making the very general public mistake of placing the cost of sil ver at the expense of getting it out of the ground , after the mlno had been found and developed. "You would not , " ho said , "put the cost of n pair of shoos at the cost of the leather and the labor involved in cut ting and sowing. " One of the party was a shoo manufnc- uror , and the illustration was so tainted that ho readily assented to its orreotncss. "Then , " replied the mining man , "it s not just to figure silver as you have done. " "Hero , " ho said , taking a ploco of apcr and a pencil , "wo will start at the ) cglnnlng and got an Idea ol the cost of .ho world's silver. It Is not measured by the value on the market today , I can oil you before wo go any further. You vill nil admit that before we got nny silver wo must have the deposit , and after wo have located the deposit wo must have the mine. First , then , to locate the deposit. At a low estimate 60,000 prospi-ctors go Into the mountains every spring. They are each grub staked. They must each have n mule , steel , picks , powder , provisions and a Winchester rifle. Wp will say thcso grub stakes cost $350 , and I can assure you that is not n high aver age. There you have an outlay of 321- 000,000 , and the prospector has not yet taken the first step toward locating a deposit. Ho goeS into the mountains and Js there an indefinite period. IIo may return in n week or month. His tlmo is worth S3.50 a day , or in the ag gregate $210,000 a-day. And yet you mvo not produced an ounce of silver or md nny sign ofytit.c.To bo conservative ivo will say half of-this army of 00,000 : nen is out a season of four months of twenfy-six working , davs each. There you have 30,000 , meh at 83.50 n day for 104 day's. Figure tlmt out and you will find you have an expense of $21,000,000 for outfits and $10,920,000 for time , $31- 020,000 in all , ufiiTfil , the best you have only a lot of prospubt holes , the value of which you kn'ow'-iabsolutely nothing. It would take the year's product of a couple of bonanzas to pay this , and yet you wiU'Jlnd.thesfiJiEures are at probably an impossible minimum ; Half of the armv of prospectors remaining out is very small. "Now wo como to the expense of get ting a mine , and on'this wo cannot figure with any degree of satisfaction. The mining country is dotted with prospect holes which never amounted to any thing. They represent money which was simple burned up , and which must bo charged to some account. Wo will say , however , keeping on a safe mini mum side as before , wo have 5,000 pros pects. On these 82,000 to $10,000 are expended - ponded in developing them sufficiently to determine whether they will pay for going into moro extensive workings. You can oat up $5,000 very quickly In de veloping n prospect. Say wo put the av erage at $ U,500 , for the 5,000 prospects , you have the total of $17,500,000 laid out in preliminary explorations nnd a grand total of $40,420,000. , Wo will say that 4,000 of these prospects are then abandoned , and the 1,000 are further de veloped at $5,000moro , nn addition of $5,000,000 , a total of $54,420,000. , Out of these 1,000 developed prospects you probably have 100 winch are sufllclently promising to warrant the expense of putting xip a plant of machinery. This plant and continued development moans $20,000 moro , $2,000.000 added to your. $54,420,000 , or $50,420.000. , Of thcso 1,000 prospects , now dignified by being called mines , possibly half n dozen be come dividend payers. This looks like figuring down very small ; but In reality half a dozen reliable dividend payers is a very big average as n result of ono season's prospecting. They must pay back this immense sum put out In find ing a silver deposit. "So much for the preliminary cost of silver. The most of the silver product of the country comes from the prospoo tor , nnd is sent to market nt a loss. . Fully 80 per cent of the silver ere sent to the smelters Is taken out at n loss. The dllToronco Is made up by syndicate mem bers or stockholders of companies who I ivo on in hope of reaching n dividend basis. It is taken out in following un profitable ere bodies. The silver product of 18U2 actually cost something like $2.50 nn ounce. In a pocket deposit , like the Mollie Gibson , for instance , sil ver may bo produced at 25 or 115 cents an ounce. It is iv good deal like mining coul. But the regular vein mines are paying nil thoj 'got for their product n getting itout. . Ono farmer may rulso WlftSat1 at 12 cents n bushel , but that < JUiVt ] make wheat profit able at 15 cents..And yet this compari son is not a fair -6he , ' as there Is not the preliminary exp < jrigo'ln locating and preparing - paring wheat lumis.ii The land is there in sight. It needy-only to bo plowed and planted. But atlUf Hho mlno has been found and developed you have your roads to niuka , which is equal to prepar ing the land for'h ' cwp. " "Of course , " added the speaker , as it was suggested thlit'thls was not the true cost of silver , " , the | cost of silver to a company that biiyn p developed mlno is the expense of taking out and treating the oro. But upposo , in search for a inino , you develop a half dozen prospects , cast them aside , and take hold of ono already developed. You expect to make profits that will pay you back what you Imvq lost , as well us Interest on your money. Mining Is u gamble , pure and simple- . There is ono chance in a thousand that you will have pay oro. Your profits must bo sufficient to com- Eonsato for the risk. You must get ack your money on 1)99 ) losses , or If not on your losses , then on the public losses. Consequently , the cost of bilvor must in clude the general cost of prospecting and developing. You might bo lucky enough to buy a cargo of sugar for 2c a pound , but that doesn't make sugar coat 2o. You might bo lucky enough on your first break to got n rich pocket like the Mollie Gibson , but that wouldn't ' make your experience the guide ns to the cost of silver. " with n lltiinnii Trolley , The novel sight of n man taking the place of the trolley on nn cloctrlo car was soon on the Lake Roland Elevated railway of Baltimore. The trolley on ono of the largo electric cars , In crossIng - Ing Lexington street nt North otreot , had Its trolley wheel caught In the wire , and the entire trolley apparatus was torn off , falling to the street. The ac cident happened at a time when travel over the road wns heavy , and It was nec essary to prevent a blockade. Lineman William Scott was equal to the occasion. Ho procured a pleco of insulated wire , nnd after strip ping each end of the Insulating material connected ono-ond through the car roof. and , standing on the top of the car , hold the ether end against tno trolley wiro. A connection being thus made the cur was run over the elevated structure to the car barn nt Wnlbrook without accl- cldcnt to Mr. Scott or delay to the other cars. Mr. Scott's position wns a novel ono , nnd startled persons who are un used to electricity , as he stood on top of the car nmld myriads of sparks and illuminated by llghtnlng-Hko flushes from the the trolley wire. Busy poopio have no time , nurt sensible people Imvo no Inclination to use pills that make thorn slCknday for every dose they take. They Imvo learned that tno use of Do Witt's Uttlo Early Ulsors does not In terfere with their lio.Utli by causing nausea pain or griping. These Httto pills nro per , feet In notion nnd rcsulte , regulating the stomach nnd bowels so that headaches , d la ziness and lassitude are prevented. They cleanse the blooJ , clear the complexion and ono up the system. Lots of health lu thosj httlcfollows. Spinning Through Spnop. Our world Is spinnintr through spnco at n speed of ever 1,000 miles per mln- uto. Should It como In collision with a glebe of equal size , going at the same rate of speed , what would bo the result ? The very best thinkers of the ago toll us that heat enough would bo generated by the shock to transform both of the col liding bodies into gigantic balls of vapor mnny times their present circumfer ences. Some have thought that in case the center of the earth is composed of olid and colder matter than Is the gon- irally accepted belief this might not b lie case , but an eminent scientist says 'Should ' such an unheard-of event occur ho heat generated would bo sufficient o molt , boil nnd completely vaporize a mass of ice fully 700 times the bulk of oth the colliding worlds in ether vords , nn ice planet 150,090 miles in 'iamotor. " AXJ > FIXAXCIAL XOTES. London Financial ilovlow. [ Copirtoh e < I I8JJl > u Jama anrdtntenntU.l LONDON. July 4. [ Now York Herald Cable Succl.il to Tin : 11EK.1 lluslncss was very -ulot on the Stock oxclnitiKO us Thursday Is a lOlldny hero. The feature In tlio American nnrkot was the uoaknc.ssof Central 1'uclllcs fhlch closed over 3 points down at 10iS , > or the oweston record. Huntln ton Is believed to > o In dllllcultlus , owlnp to his stock of Atchl- : on and other securities. Southern 1'ucllle Is cKurded as of no value and all other Issues ro lower , Cbiieclally Denver & Rio Hi-undo preferred. des | > Ito the higher price of silver and also Atlantic llrsts. Htlll Henry Ituplml , who Is not an optimist. .s.ald Krlday : "The uutlook Is not very brlfiht anywhere. , but America will probably put out of the dlfllcul- os sooner than any other country. Cnmidlan allways were Hat , especially Canadian I'a- jlflcs , owlns to the report of a big debt with the Great Northern company. The foreign narkot wus quiet and South Americans were [ lull , but Intermitlonals were sttoiiRcr , es pecially Spanish. Mexican Kovernmont bonds iveio also stronger , hut Mexican 1-allwuy IKBUCS wcro decidedly lower. Home securities were ijulet and dull , rupee paper nnd colonial gov ernment bond ? being materially lower. A big llamoml was recenoly dlscoveied by Japers ' . 'online , said to bo 972 carats , with thu eight : olorsof the rainbow , the blsKcst In the world. Silver closed at 34d. The Grand Trunk iveokly trafllc statement shows .CO,700 gross ncron.se , and the Canadian 1'aciUc Slv.UOO ncroaso. T lvurpool Mnncutfl. July 4. WHEAT Firm : de mand fair : holders offer moderately : No. 1 California , 5s lldffiGs 1 d per cental ; No. 2 red ivlntor , ! > s 8d@0s uu ner cental. Receipts of kvhcat for the past three days , 258,000 centals , ncludliiK 142,000 centals American. COIIN Firm ; demand fair : mixed western , s4Kd percental. Kocelnt * of American corn 'or ' the past three days , 17,700 centals. 1'CAS Canadian , Ds 7d per cental. CIIUESE American llneat , closed at 47s per cwt. Thursday , the Gth last. , will bo a holiday n the grain markets. London HtncK 'Market. LONDON. July 4. Closing Consols ; 98 1-10 for money and 09 for the account. American railway securities were dull , very Ittlo doing. N ° w York , Pennsylvania & Ohio lrsts , 21 ; Canadian Pacific. 76' ' { ; Erie , IGfi ) Eric , 2ds 02'/J ' ; Illinois Cantral , 'J3'i ; .Mex ican ordinary , 13 : St. 1'anl common , G'J ? { ; Now York Central , 104H ; Mexican Central , 25 ; Heading , 7UMoney. . iQi per cent , liar sil ver , 33H < 1. Hate of discount In the ouen mar ket for both short and three months hills , IJi per cent. 4 Ilavitnii Murkota. HAVANA , July 4. ExcitANau Quiet ; on United States short , sight fold ll'i premium ; on London. 21 premium. SUQAlt Market quiet. Flimiictul Mote * . PAIUS , July 4. Three per cent rentes , 07f COc for the account. LONDON , July 4. Amount of bullion gone In to the Hank of England on balance today , 102,000. HEIU.IK , July 4. The statement of the Imperial Hank of Gorrjnny shows u decrease In specie of 10,900,000 marks. AT THE NEXT MORN'ING i FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER. Mr doctor Earn It nets ( tcmly on the atomacb , liver and kidneys , and Is K plencant laiatlve. Tills drink Is made from herbs , nnd la prepared for us AlldruTKlsu ellltnUOc.andilapackaKe. The Denver Investment Bond Co. 417 BEE BUILDING , OMAHA , N3B. No safer InvpHlnipnt orcrenter nroflt cnn bo ob- tAlmxl Hum by puroliaaln ? baiulH wltli tlilu com pany. Wo pay fill iHir cent inoru townnlH tint ro- ilfmptlon of bomlHiiml imilurn them In ono-thlnl IOHU tlmo than any other company , Ix > ok Into our jrtiui bojort ) imrulmHlnif elHuwtieru , For full par- UcularH wrltu or call at our offlco. 417 BEE BUILDING , OMAHA , NEB. B. L. llljolow. General Agent. SOUTH OMAJfA. Union Stock Yards Company , Soutto Ornattai Best Cattle Ho and Sheep market lathi wetl . . - - - - - - - - Wood Brothers. jLlve Btook Commission Merchant * . Eonth Omaha Telephone 1157. Cole * } } JOHN D. IJADI3MAN , I * . " . . . ' * " WAI/fHR B. WOOH. ( , Market reportu by mall aud wlro cheerfully urulbliod upou application. LADIES VOTE n i The ' MOQUETTE" the hand somest parlor carpet at the price. n The usual price is $1.50. During our special over-production sale 5 they will go for $1.15. Quite a difference , isn't it ? Moquettp Rugs in this sale 5 s 36x72 8 ORCHARD AND WILHELM n - 5 CARPET CO. gn g 8 D i Doudas.bet.14th and 15th RUPTURE PERMANENTLY CURED or HO PAY. . NO PAY UNTIL CURED. , . Wo refer you to 3,500 pUIcnts. Nat'l Rank of Commerce , , Omaha. . Gorman Savings Unnlc Omaha. , . No ( Intention from . business No operation. Inves tigate our method. Written rnaranteo to absolutely cure all kinds , of UUl'TUKB of both sexes , without th use of knife no matter of how long standing EXAMINATION FREE. THE 0. E. MILLER CWAHY , 307-308 N. Y. . Life Building , Omalm , Nob. SEND FOII Cmcur.Aiu "AJRAINING IN CLEANLINESS IS A FORTUNE. " COMPLETE YOUR EDUCATION WITH SAPOL1O fjMAHA U Itafactiifefs c lottos Directorj AWNINGS AND TENTS. 'Omaha ' Tent-Awning Well Bros & Co. , COMl'ANT. Manufacturers of Tents. IIOH8B COVEtlS. Awnlngi , cto , 703 ana llUForn ra Htroet. 705B. 16th Htroet , BAGS & TWINES | Beinis Omalia Bag COMPANY. Importers nrt raanufac- turn of flour lacki , burlap , twine. BOOTS AND SHOES. Morse-Cos Sbos Company. Salesroom nd Offlce-lIOMIW.IIIl Howard St Factorr-lll9.USI.UW Howard St. We ar tbo ONLY Manufatur rj of Uooti ana BhA r.rfer riaTt.taUoa . ° lb.rSite-aaac1 to all to lu.poct our new factory. _ _ _ _ _ - KirKcndall , Jones & Araer , Hand-Sewed COMl'Arjy. Wholesale mfrs , aiients Iloston BHOU CO. , boots , shoe * llubbcr Hlioe Co. IIU2- aud rubber iroodi , iiOd- nOi-IIOflllnrney Street. UlUllarnej litrajt. COAL , COKE. | CORNICE. Oinana Coal , CoKe & Eagle Cornice Works Mr gal faulted Iron cor- LIUK CO. . bard and soft nlci' . window caps , me- coal. 8. K. cor. IHU aud tallo s T * h . OIC-.IJU8 Douglas Street. and UIU ledge Street. DRY aOODS. M. E. Smith& Co. Kilpatrick-KpchDry OOODS CO. Dry Boodl , notions , fur- Notions , gents' furnish . I11' rtthlog goods , corner tnir Kooili , cor. lltli aud Howard Bts. ilarner tilriet * . FURNITURE. Omaha Upholstering Bebec & llunyan COMPANY. Upholstvred furniture , trUUNlTUUK COiU'ANY llul-UOt Nicholas ek \YliolM ) o oolTi. auOJltb BUM HARDWARE. Rector & Wilhelmy Lobccli & Linn , COAll'AIxy. Dealers ID hnrdwaro aa& Corner 10th and Jackson mechanics' tools. Btreots. UIU UOUtflua Htrcat , r * .y I if
